One Response to Rain Doesn’t Stop the Yankees from Grabbing ALDS Lead

We are off to a good start in this series against the Tigers. The rain-out was a blessing, as it neutralized the Tigers' number one weapon, Justin Verlander, presumably limiting the best pitcher in the AL to just one start instead of two. The rain also essentially converted this five-game series into a six-game series, which should play to the Yankees' deeper pitching staff. OK, so maybe we're not thrilled about starting AJ Burnett in game 4, but Porcello is no bowl of cherries for the Tigers either (4.75 ERA, 1.41 WHIP, .292 BAA). Plus, if anything goes wrong for the Tigers, they will have to use Brad Penny as their long man, and then they will be crying into their beer.